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As Paul West walks across the stage Friday at Southern Miss' graduation, he will be stepping into an entertainment industry career here in Hattiesburg.

Four years ago, the Jackson native would never have imagined staying in Hattiesburg to pursue a career in media production, he said.

"Even at the beginning of the year, I was convinced I was moving to New Orleans," said West, who earned a degree in recording industry production. "But then I realized I'm already at the level where I know a lot of the influential people here and am friends with them. Why cut all those connections? Why have to work ...